---
name: "odometer_applet"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "gnome-applets"
version: "1.4.0.5-2"
release: "Debian 3.0 (Woody)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/odometer_applet"
---

# odometer\_applet(1)

Is an applet which tracks and measures the movements of your mouse pointer across the desktop.

## NAME

odometer\_applet - Is an applet which tracks and measures the movements of your    mouse pointer across the desktop.

## SYNOPSIS

**odometer\_applet** \[ **--activate-goad-server***\[=GOAD\_ID\]*\]

## DESCRIPTION

**odometer\_applet**Once it is present, you don't need to do anything to the odometer. It just sits quietly in your panel and keeps track of all your mouse movements. In addition, moving the mouse pointer over the odometer produces a tooltip telling you whether the distance is expressed in metric units (centimeters, meters, kilometers) of in feet (inches, feet, miles). The upper value indicates your total trip distance, and the lower value is the partial trip distance, that can be reseted at will.

To add this applet to a Panel, right-click on the Panel and choose Applets-\>Amusements-\>Odometer

## OPTIONS

- **--activate-goad-server**

  (Internal use only) GOAD server ID to activate

  GOAD\_ID is usually the applet name \[**odometer\_applet**\].

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Christian Marillat \<marillat@debian.org\> for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).